Belief and Faith

Florist challenges demand to provide flowers for same-sex wedding

2013-05-21 06:30:00

A tempest in a flowerpot over whether a Washington state florist should have to provide bouquets to a same-sex wedding has taken a new turn with a countersuit filed by the shop owner claiming her religious freedoms gave her the right to refuse. In an...

Supreme Court to hear prayer case

2013-05-20 07:20:00

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will revisit the issue of church-state separation and decide whether a town council can begin its monthly meetings with a prayer from a Christian pastor. Thirty years ago, the court upheld a state legislature’s...

Early terrorist in U.S. condemns today's jihad

2013-05-16 07:00:00

WASHINGTON — Long before Sept. 11, the war on terrorism and two pressure-cooker bombs at the Boston Marathon, a young Muslim from Egypt walked into the ballroom of a New York City hotel and shot to death an outspoken Jewish rabbi. El Sayyid A....

Global Voices: Ahmadis' mission of peace in an age of terror

2013-05-09 05:00:00

Just weeks after the terrorist bombings at the Boston Marathon, the global leader of the world’s 10-million-plus Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has brought his religion’s message of peace, public service and uplift to the faithful of Southern...

After death, a church leader's sordid side revealed

2013-05-12 07:00:00

By the time the letter arrived, the grass on Benjamin Hawkes' grave had grown thick. Historians had chronicled how he transformed the Los Angeles archdiocese into a billion-dollar institution. His portrait had been etched into a metal plaque and bolted to...

Gun buyback yields sniper rifle, AK-47, other weapons

2013-05-12 09:18:00

Thanks to a push from local faith-based organizations and an assist from the Pasadena Police Department, 135 guns were taken off the streets Saturday at the Pasadena Area Gun Buyback and Peace-source Fair. More than a hundred gun owners drove up to...

Leaders of Boy Scouts endorse allowing gay boys but not adults

2013-04-19 18:25:00

Top officials of the Boy Scouts of America have unanimously recommended allowing gay boys into the ranks of one of the nation's oldest and most traditional youth groups while continuing to exclude homosexual adults as leaders. Scouting's executive...

Survey: Many Muslims want sharia, but differ on what that means

2013-04-30 09:00:00

In�Afghanistan, Iraq and many other countries across the globe, most Muslims support making sharia, or Islamic law, the official law of the land, according to a sweeping survey released Tuesday by the Pew Research Center. But sharia means different...

Boy Scout leaders recommend allowing gay boys into the ranks

2013-04-19 17:52:00

Top officials of the Boy Scouts of America have unanimously recommended allowing gay boys into the ranks of one of the nation’s oldest and most traditional youth groups while continuing to exclude homosexual adults as leaders. Scouting’s...

Peggy Riley talks polygamy, faith, 'Amity and Sorrow'

2013-04-19 09:21:00

Popular shows like “Big Love” and “Sister Wives” have given us a small glimpse into the life of a woman within a polygamist family — her struggles, her relationship with the other wives and her expectations. In�debut novel...

Tribeca 2013: In 'Trials of Muhammad Ali,' a counterpoint to '42'

2013-04-29 10:18:00

NEW YORK--When a championship boxer like Muhammad Ali felt disrespected by another fighter, he might have been expected to do what most boxers would: knock his opponent's lights out. But the icon took a different route when faced with a rival he...

Pope Francis reaffirms crackdown on U.S. nuns

2013-04-15 15:16:00

ROME — Pope Francis has backed the Vatican's doctrinal crackdown on a major group of American nuns, reasserting the Roman Catholic Church's conservative approach to various social issues in a move that could cool the warm reception he has received...

. The Real Time host gets a hand from Borat director Larry Charles to mount an attack on organized religions, from scientology in the birthing room to Muslim riots over cartoons. New Rule: Only Maher should attempt to infuriate and entertain at the same time. It s kind of his niche.

2008-09-24 15:40:30

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2008-08-12 10:55:04

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2008-08-12 10:36:04